Effective December 1, 2023
The online fee payment amounts in Patent Center are set to the current fee schedule. The transmittal fee, international filing fee, international search fee or other fee amounts payable for a PCT international application may not equal the online fee payment amount. As a result, online fee payment in Patent Center is not available when the online fee amount is not equal to the fee amount that is desired to be paid. For alternative means of fee payment, see MPEP 502.05(I)(B)(7) or contact the PCT Helpdesk at (571) 272-4300.
| Description | Regular | * Small Entity | # Micro Entity | Fee Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION FEES (CHAPTER I) | ||||
| (Fees associated with filing International Application under PCT) | ||||
| TRANSMITTAL FEE | ||||
| Basic Portion | $260 | $104 | $52 | 1601/2601/3601 |
| Non-electronic filing fee portion for international applications filed on or after 15 November 2011 other than by the Office electronic filing system | $400 | $200 | $200 | 1690/2690/3690 |
| SEARCH FEE | ||||
| United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as International Searching Authority (ISA) | $2180 | $872 | $436 | 1602/2602/3602 |
| Supplemental search fee, per additional invention (payable only upon invitation) | $2180 | $872 | $436 | 1604/2604/3604 |
| European Patent Office (EPO) as the ISA | $1875 | $1875 | $1875 | 1704 |
| Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) as ISA | $924 | $924 | $924 | 1709 |
| IP Australia (IPAU) as ISA | $1411 | $1411 | $1411 | 1712 |
| Israel Patent Office (ILPO) as ISA | $998 | $998 | $998 | 1715 |
| Japan Patent Office (JPO) as ISA | $1167 | $1167 | $1167 | 1716 |
| Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as ISA | $1664 | $1664 | $1664 | 1717 |
| INTERNATIONAL FEES | ||||
| International filing fee (first 30 pages of the international application) | $1515 | $1515 | $1515 | 1702 |
| International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically without ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file) | $1401 | $1401 | $1401 | 1701 |
| International filing fee (first 30 pages - filed electronically with ePCT or PCT-EASY .zip file) | $1287 | $1287 | $1287 | 1710 |
| Supplemental fee for each additional page over 30 | $17 | $17 | $17 | 1703 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FEES | ||||
| Fee for transmitting IA to International Bureau as receiving Office under PCT Rule 19.4 | $260 | $104 | $52 | 1621/2621/3621 |
| Fee for requesting to restore the right of priority within two months from the expiration of the priority period | $2100 | $840 | $420 | 1628/2628/3628 |
| Late furnishing fee for providing a sequence listing in response to an invitation under PCT Rule 13ter | $320 | $128 | $64 | 1627/2627/3627 |
| Description | Regular | * Small Entity | # Micro Entity | Fee Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION FEES (CHAPTER II) | ||||
(Fees associated with filing Demand for International Preliminary Examination) Applicants are reminded that the preliminary examination fee and handling fee are due within one month from the date the demand is submitted or 22 months from the priority date, whichever expires later (PCT Rules 57.3 and 58.1) | ||||
| HANDLING FEE | $228 | $228 | $228 | 1705 |
| HANDLING FEE - 90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria (see https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf) | $22.80 | $22.80 | $22.80 | 1706 |
| PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FEE | ||||
| USPTO as International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) | ||||
| USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I | $640 | $256 | $128 | 1605/2605/3605 |
| USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I | $800 | $320 | $160 | 1606/2606/3606 |
| Additional examination fee, per additional invention (payable only upon invitation) | $640 | $256 | $128 | 1607/2607/3607 |
| Description | Regular | * Small Entity | # Micro Entity | Fee Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. NATIONAL STAGE FEES | ||||
| (Fees associated with filing U. S. National Stage under 35 U.S.C. 371) | ||||
| NATIONAL STAGE FEES | ||||
| Basic national fee | $320 | $128 | $64 | 1631/2631/3631 |
| Examination fee | ||||
| Where the written opinion prepared by ISA/US or international preliminary examination report prepared by IPEA/US indicates that all claims satisfy the provisions of PCT Article 33(1) - (4) | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| All other situations | $800 | $320 | $160 | 1633/2633/3633 |
| Search fee | ||||
| Where the written opinion prepared by ISA/US or international preliminary examination report prepared by IPEA/US indicates that all claims satisfy the provisions of PCT Article 33(1) - (4) | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Search fee (37 CFR 1.445(a)(2)) paid to USPTO as the International Searching Authority | $140 | $56 | $28 | 1641/2641/3641 |
| International Search Report prepared by other than the US and provided to the USPTO or previously communicated to the US by the International Bureau | $540 | $216 | $108 | 1642/2642/3642 |
| All other situations | $700 | $280 | $140 | 1632/2632/3632 |
| OTHER NATIONAL STAGE FEES | ||||
| For each independent claim in excess of 3 | $480 | $192 | $96 | 1614/2614/3614 |
| For each claim in excess of 20 | $100 | $40 | $20 | 1615/2615/3615 |
| For each application containing a multiple dependent claim | $860 | $344 | $172 | 1616/2616/3616 |
| For every 50 sheets or fraction thereof of the specification and drawings that exceeds 100 sheets (excluding any sequence listing or computer program listing filed in an electronic medium) | $420 | $168 | $84 | 1681/2681/3681 |
| Surcharge for filing search fee, examination fee or oath or declaration after commencement of the national stage | $160 | $64 | $32 | 1617/2617/3617 |
| Processing fee for filing English translation after the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) (30 months from the priority date) | $140 | $56 | $28 | 1618/2618/3618 |
| Fee for submission of Sequence Listing text file of 300 MB to 800 MB | $1060 | $424 | $212 | 1091/2091/3091 |
| Fee for submission of Sequence Listing text file of more than 800 MB | $10,500 | $4200 | $2100 | 1092/2092/3092 |
| FEES FOR REVIVING ABANDONED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||||
| Fee for filing a petition to revive an international application abandoned unintentionally under 37 CFR 1.137(a) | $2100 | $840 | $420 | 1453/2453/3453 |
* The amounts are applicable in case of filing by a "small entity." "Small entity" status can be established by a simple written assertion of entitlement to "small entity" status, or by payment of the exact amount of the "small entity" basic national fee as set forth in 37 CFR 1.492(a) (see 37 CFR 1.27, paragraph US.14 and Annex US.VI)
# The amounts are applicable in case of filing by a "micro entity". For further details on the establishment of "micro entity" status, see page 75033 at: www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/77fr75019.pdf